...on loss and life...

I sank into my stomach. I felt the loss immediately. I experienced lack. This lasted for a solid minute. And then I felt the same loss for the people who were closest to him: family, mom, dad, brother, sister, and friends who had a lifetime of memories with him. I lost my feelings and I forgot about what was going on within me and got lost in a swirling pool of color and new emotion.

Why is it that in the face of catastrophe families unite and draw closer than before, why does it force us to sit and stay put? Usually the damage is quick and the healing is what takes a long time. My heart goes out to those who are feeling that loss and that ache of missing something so much…

Life is a miraculous occurrence and not to be taken lightly. It took us so long to get here, love everyone around you and “treat him/her like they are having the worst day of their life.”

MoONs oVEr KaUAi